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REDI TLHABI on Ramaphosa, Trump & the Power Games Shaping SA–US Relations
Episode 17
In this special edition of The Readiness Report, recorded ahead of the high-stakes meeting between President Cyril Ramaphosa and Donald Trump, Redi T…
11 months ago
POWER CHAT | Ferial Haffajee in conversation with DIRCO Director-General Zane Dangor
Episode 16
In this episode of Power Chat, Daily Maverick’s Ferial Haffajee talks with DIRCO’s Director-General Zane Dangor about South Africa’s role on the glob…
11 months ago
INVESTIGATION | Ithala - Billions in the Balance
Episode 15
The Prudential Authority of the SA Reserve Bank is seeking to liquidate KZN-based Ithala SOC due to serious concerns about the state-owned lender’s f…
1 year ago
POWER CHAT | Ferial Haffajee speaks to Deputy Finance Minister Ashor Sarupen about the Budget — and the GNU — after talks collapsed
Episode 14
As negotiations between the ANC and DA over the national budget dragged into the early hours of April 1, 2025, no agreement was reached—deepening the…
1 year ago
POWER CHAT | Ferial Haffajee and Breitbart's Joel Pollak on democracy, foreign policy, and power
Episode 13
In this episode of Power Chat, Daily Maverick Associate Editor Ferial Haffajee sits down with South African-born American conservative political comm…
1 year ago
EXPLAINER | Solidarity Movement’s Great Trek to Washington
Episode 12
Afrikaner activists have been in Washington, telling people about the plight of Afrikaans farmers and urging the US to lay sanctions against ANC poli…
1 year, 1 month ago
POWER CHAT | Helen Zille on how to fix Johannesburg & the future of the Government of National Unity
Episode 11
In this episode of Power Chat, Daily Maverick Associate Editor Ferial Haffajee speaks with the Chairperson of the Federal Council of the Democratic A…
1 year, 1 month ago
FACT-CHECK | Do white people own 22% of the land in South Africa?
Episode 10
Since at least 2018, a claim doing the rounds on social media alleges that white people own only around 22% of South Africa’s land. This claim has be…
1 year, 1 month ago
EXPLAINER | Donald Trump's inner circle: All the President's South African men
Episode 9
From business moguls like Elon Musk and Peter Thiel, to political insiders like Joel Pollak, several South African men have found their way into Dona…
1 year, 1 month ago
INVESTIGATION | Queeny Madikizela-Malema: 'Gangster Informant'
Episode 8
Queeny Madikizela-Malema, an alleged ‘informant’ with a murky past, has been murdered. Her story is tangled in claims of rogue state activity, a repo…
1 year, 2 months ago